Winfried Fluck: The Americanization of Literary Studies Leonard Cassuto: "The Americanization of Literary Studies" Revisited Winfried Fluck: Literature, Liberalism, and the Current Cultural Radicalism Stephen Greenblatt: Response to Winfried Fluck, "Literature, Liberalism, and the Current Cultural Radicalism" Winfried Fluck: Lionel Trilling, Jane Austen, and American Literature Jonathan Arac: The Long Lineage of Cultural Politics: Lionel Trilling Once More Winfried Fluck: Systemic Containment or Imaginary Self-Extension? A Theory of American Literature Susanne Rohr: From Seesaw to Standstill? The Transnational Imaginary in Katie Kitamura's Intimacies Winfried Fluck: Crossing the Threshold: Realism and the Expression of Emotions Peter Schneck: A Feel for the Real: Realism, Observation and Emotional Identification: A Response to Winfried Fluck Winfried Fluck: From Aesthetics to Political Criticism: Theories of the Early American Novel Philipp Schweighauser: Fluck and the Early American Novel Winfried Fluck: Aesthetics and Cultural Studies Rita Felski: "Aesthetics and Cultural Studies" Revisited Winfried Fluck: The Imaginary and the Second Narrative: Reading as Transfer Ramón Saldivar: Winfried Fluck and the Social Imaginary: Reading "The Imaginary and the Second Narrative" Winfried Fluck: Reading for Recognition Johannes Voelz: Aesthetics and Affects of Recognition Winfried Fluck: Philosophical Premises in Literary and Cultural Theory: Narratives of Self-Alienation Laura Bieger: Reading for Premises: Some Thoughts on Winfried Fluck's Field Shaping Method Winfried Fluck: From Mass Culture to Self Serve Media Frank Kelleter: Your Culture My Clutter: Popular Media and the History of Our Digital Present Winfried Fluck: Narratives About American Democratic Culture Heinz Ickstadt: Searching for "American Democratic Culture"